I am a new member writing on GTh 7, "Blessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion comsumes, and the lion ...
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VE4evr19@...
Apr 2, 2001 4:28 am
I found McCoy's discussion with regards to the selection, "Blessed is the lion..." to be a breath of fresh air. It seems to speak to the 'spirit' of passage...
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FMMCCOY
FMMCCOY@...
Apr 4, 2001 12:54 am
... From: <VE4evr19@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2001 10:16 PM Subject: Re: [gthom] GTh 7 ... of ... Thank you. In the post...
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george.x.brooks@...
Apr 4, 2001 4:13 am
Does anyone have input on whether gThomas is more kindred to John the Baptist's work than the work or organization of Jesus? I don't recall anyone commenting...
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kirk wilson
timbrewolf@...
Apr 4, 2001 4:43 am
... John Dominic Crossan, in Jesus, A Revolutionary Biography, alludes to John's ministry as being based on the belief that God's kingdom (intervention) was ...
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smithand44@...
Apr 4, 2001 1:03 pm
I've just come across an online SBL article on Thomas, Rhetorical Composition and Sources in the Gospel of Thomas by Vernon K. Robbins. Haven't read it yet...
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David C. Hindley
dhindley@...
Apr 4, 2001 1:15 pm
Andrew Smith notes; ... Composition and Sources in the Gospel of Thomas by Vernon K. Robbins.<< Thanks for point that article out! Vernon Robbins is well...
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Jim Bauer
jbauer@...
Apr 4, 2001 4:24 pm
... From: "g" <george.x.brooks@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 10:13 PM Subject: [gthom] gThomas connected more to John...
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David C. Hindley
dhindley@...
Apr 4, 2001 5:24 pm
... disrobe and trample their garments underfoot" [37] refers to disrobing for baptism.<< That might well be the case. However, does this refer to activity of ...
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george.x.brooks@...
Apr 4, 2001 8:05 pm
... they disrobe and trample their garments underfoot" [37] refers to disrobing for baptism.<< I can see how this disrobing might be connected to "unlawful ...
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george.x.brooks@...
Apr 4, 2001 8:24 pm
I found this reference to the J.Z. Smith quote. (From the Collected Works of Hugh Nibley, Vol.7, Ch.9, Pg.243) In a very recent study J.Z. Smith considers...
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David C. Hindley
dhindley@...
Apr 4, 2001 10:56 pm
... squatters". But the "trampling underfoot" doesn't seem to connect very well. Certainly the rightful owner is not going to stand idly by while "unlawful...
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george.x.brooks@...
Apr 5, 2001 2:11 am
This just doesn't sound right to me. Below we have text from Samuel that depicts Saul has "communing" with the Prophets. He is naked..... along with them, in...
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BrerFrase@...
Apr 5, 2001 2:22 am
To Frank McCoy: This reading, like your earlier exegesis of a day or two ago, is impressive for its thoroughness and obviously learned research. However, your ...
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smithand44@...
Apr 5, 2001 4:40 am
I'm always interested to see correspondances between GThomas and Philo. I hope you can provide us with more, Frank. But I think that your argument has a few...
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Michael Grondin
mgrondin@...
Apr 5, 2001 5:00 am
... Where do you find this motif, other than the vineyard parable? ... What connection do you see? (I think I can guess, but better you say.) On a related...
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smithand44@...
Apr 5, 2001 5:43 am
... Is the bridal chamber for eunuchs? Andrew Smith...
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kirk wilson
timbrewolf@...
Apr 5, 2001 6:48 am
From: george ... "neither" is also akin to becoming innocent sexually.... to become a eunuch in a spiritual sense, where nakedness is no longer an issue or a...
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george.x.brooks@...
Apr 5, 2001 9:12 pm
Andrew, The "bridal chamber" is only relevant to Eunuchs if you think Jesus and his followers were practioners of Tammuz-like rituals. Is this your position? ...
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FMMCCOY
FMMCCOY@...
Apr 5, 2001 10:52 pm
... From: <BrerFrase@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Cc: "Tim Hubbard" <tHubbard@...> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 7:50 PM Subject: Re:...
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smithand44@...
Apr 6, 2001 12:11 am
... No, I consider it all metaphorical, a kind of spiritual/mystical symbolism. I just meant that in the bridal chamber the bridegroom makes love to the bride,...
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BrerFrase@...
Apr 6, 2001 2:29 am
In a message dated 4/5/01 6:54:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... Indeed! Thanks very much!! Glad I asked. ... F Hubbard [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Michael Grondin
mgrondin@...
Apr 6, 2001 3:47 am
... I'm wondering whether this implies for you that Jesus was literate. Would he have had to read Philo, or could he have picked it up in conversation? ... I...
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William Arnal
wea1@...
Apr 6, 2001 12:33 pm
At 08:47 PM 4/5/01 EDT, BrerFrase@... wrote: In a message dated 4/5/01 6:54:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, ... WHY??? Bill __________________________________...
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Jim Bauer
jbauer@...
Apr 7, 2001 4:53 pm
Even though the title says it all I'd like to just note that someone on this list once theorized that whoever wrote Philip had an open copy of Thomas before...
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FMMCCOY
FMMCCOY@...
Apr 7, 2001 6:16 pm
... From: <smithand44@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2001 11:40 PM Subject: [gthom] Re: GTh 7 ... You are correct....
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FMMCCOY
FMMCCOY@...
Apr 7, 2001 6:16 pm
... From: "Michael Grondin" <mgrondin@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 10:46 PM Subject: Re: [gthom] Hidden Levels of...
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FMMCCOY
FMMCCOY@...
Apr 8, 2001 4:54 pm
... From: "William Arnal" <wea1@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 7:33 AM Subject: [GTh] Re: [gthom] Hidden Levels of...
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RSBrenchley@...
Apr 9, 2001 7:34 pm
... destruction ... c. ... Is this available anywhere? Regards, Robert Brenchley RSBrenchley@......
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FMMCCOY
FMMCCOY@...
Apr 10, 2001 2:58 am
... From: <RSBrenchley@...> To: <gthomas@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 2:34 PM Subject: [GTh] Re: [gthom] Hidden Levels of Meaning? ... ...
